Assad trying to prevent Kurds from joining revolt

The Kurds - who are far more worthy of a 'state' than the 'Palestinians' - live in adjacent parts of Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey. I've discussed several times how the Turks oppress their Kurdish population. The Syrians oppress the Kurds too. But until now, most Kurds have not spoken out about it anywhere near as much as has been the case in Turkey. Now, with Bashar Assad reeling and the Kurds